De La Rosa hit the 100-mph mark several times yesterday. Our future Pedro Martinez-one season away?

2. Matt Barnes

. A mid-90s fastball and a fearless willingness to challenge hitters,

3. Allen Webster.

Mid-90s sinking heater and a cutting slider.

Like I tell Pop's, "lets hold judgement until they actually accomplish something at the MLL. It's a concept TWM has yet to understand. That said it would be the cherry on top of the salary dump LA allowed Ben to complete.

De La Rosa hit the 100-mph mark several times yesterday. Our future Pedro Martinez-one season away?

2. Matt Barnes

. A mid-90s fastball and a fearless willingness to challenge hitters,

3. Allen Webster.

Mid-90s sinking heater and a cutting slider.

Like I tell Pop's, "lets hold judgement until they actually accomplish something at the MLL. It's a concept TWM has yet to understand. That said it would be the cherry on top of the salary dump LA allowed Ben to complete.

My sentiments exactly. Bard could also hit 100 mph.

Bard only had 1 pitch though and didn't have the stamina to start. Webster and RDLR have multiple pitches and can keep the fire going for a prolonged period.. BIG DIFFERENCE

De La Rosa hit the 100-mph mark several times yesterday. Our future Pedro Martinez-one season away?

2. Matt Barnes

. A mid-90s fastball and a fearless willingness to challenge hitters,

3. Allen Webster.

Mid-90s sinking heater and a cutting slider.

Like I tell Pop's, "lets hold judgement until they actually accomplish something at the MLL. It's a concept TWM has yet to understand. That said it would be the cherry on top of the salary dump LA allowed Ben to complete.

De La Rosa hit the 100-mph mark several times yesterday. Our future Pedro Martinez-one season away?

2. Matt Barnes

. A mid-90s fastball and a fearless willingness to challenge hitters,

3. Allen Webster.

Mid-90s sinking heater and a cutting slider.

Like I tell Pop's, "lets hold judgement until they actually accomplish something at the MLL. It's a concept TWM has yet to understand. That said it would be the cherry on top of the salary dump LA allowed Ben to complete.

My sentiments exactly. Bard could also hit 100 mph.

Bard was pretty much lights out while he was still throwing 100.

I can see him starting the year in AAA. Once the mechanics are set again, hes got a wipe-out slider kinda like Hanrahan only a FB that hits 100MPH. I believe he'll get back to that again. Its not going to get done in one ST game.

Webster-"The type of pitcher he reminds me of -- but with better secondaries and better stuff -- is probably Derek Lowe. Just kind of imagine Derek Lowe with sharper, harder and gnarlier secondaries," said Chuck Crim, Webster's minor league pitching coach for parts of four straight years in the Dodgers system. "The sink is insane."

Alex Wilson looked pretty solid as well in his inning against Tampa, striking out the side with only one hit. Had another strikeout and no hits in another inning against St. Louis today. 26 years old, so not a young prospect, but he's definitely making a case for a 'pen spot.

Alex Wilson looked pretty solid as well in his inning against Tampa, striking out the side with only one hit. Had another strikeout and no hits in another inning against St. Louis today. 26 years old, so not a young prospect, but he's definitely making a case for a 'pen spot.

well we can rule that out seeing as the Pen is loaded as it is.... but it's nice to know we have even MORE depth waiting in the wings.

"It's six months of a 62-year life," Valentine said of his tenure with Boston. "It's six months in a 42-year career in baseball. It's a blip, a little spot on the radar as far as I'm concerned and I thought I did a [good] job in Boston. I thought what had to be done there, had to be done except for winning a pennant. But Connie Mack wouldn't have won with that team."